Q2 EPS Estimate for GFL Environmental Reduced by Analyst

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL - Free Report) - Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of GFL Environmental in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. National Bank Financial analyst R. Merer now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.16. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for GFL Environmental's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup decreased their price target on GFL Environmental from $56.00 to $53.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $57.00 price objective (up previously from $56.00) on shares of GFL Environmental in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus raised GFL Environmental from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, GFL Environmental has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $52.13.

GFL Environmental Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GFL opened at $50.40 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $19.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.89 and a beta of 1.08. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $47.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.40. GFL Environmental has a fifty-two week low of $30.57 and a fifty-two week high of $51.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. GFL Environmental had a positive return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 7.54%. The firm's revenue was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

GFL Environmental Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th were paid a dividend of $0.0154 per share. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.12%. This is a positive change from GFL Environmental's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. GFL Environmental's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Generate Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in GFL Environmental in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,041,000. Tobam bought a new position in shares of GFL Environmental during the 4th quarter valued at $1,846,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the 4th quarter valued at $18,836,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in GFL Environmental by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 7,954 shares of the company's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quaero Capital S.A. increased its position in GFL Environmental by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. Quaero Capital S.A. now owns 37,310 shares of the company's stock worth $1,662,000 after buying an additional 9,690 shares during the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.

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